Innovation Committee
Novel Spring Session Programme
Passing of John P. Best
The Novel Construction Spring Session will be held online from 14 to 15 April 2021. The agenda of the session will
We are saddened to have
be announced mid-March and will be available on our
heard of the passing of John
website: www.iploca.com/novel-construction-sessions.
Best, Mears Group Quanta
The Novel Construction Programme will include an open
complications on 19 January.
Services Inc., due to COVID-19 forum on Wednesday afternoon for members and nonmember companies to present their latest developments
As an attorney, he was a
within the industry. The following day all Working
dedicated and hard working
Groups will connect during the afternoon to discuss how
contributor to risk mitigation
to further develop the content of the Road to Success.
research within the New Trends and Innovation
This will be followed by group presentations.
Novel Construction Working Group.
If you would like to suggest a presentation for
Our sincere condolences go to Mears Group and
Wednesday afternoon, please submit the title and a brief
to John’s family.
outline to gregoire.demontmollin@iploca.com. All the presentations and group work will take place via Zoom video and audio conference. A link will be sent to
Please note: the venue originally planned in Athens for
all registered attendees nearer to the date of the event.
the Spring session will be retained for the Fall Novel
Should you wish to participate in a Working Group,
Construction Session, which is scheduled to take place
please contact the appropriate group leader:
from 27 to 28 October 2021.
Working Groups
Leader (Company)
Health & Safety
Alain Gauthiez (Spiecapag)
alain.gauthiez@spiecapag.com
Earthworks & Crossings
Diana Rennnkamp (Herrenknecht)
rennkamp.diana@herrenknecht.de
Steep Slopes Installation
Matt Granger (Ledcor)
matt.granger@ledcor.com
New Trends & Innovation
Mustafa Abusalah (C.C.C.)
mabusalah@ccc.net
Coatings
Somaieh Salehpour (Seal for Life)
somaieh.salehpour@sealforlife.com
Environment
Katrina Cooper (RSK)
kcooper@rsk.co.uk
Logistics
Jean-Baptiste Rousseau (Spiecapag)
jean-baptiste.rousseau@spiecapag.com
Pre-commissioning
Vincenzo Calabria (SICIM)
v.calabria@sicim.eu
Bending
Geert Dieperink (Maats)
dieperink@maats.com
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